Northern and southern innovativity: a comparison across European and Latin American countries.

This paper compares the role of innovation and economic performance across European and Latin American countries, using firm-level data from France, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. We implement a standard structural model linking R&D intensity, innovation and productivity. We find...

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Published in:European Journal of Development Research Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 219 - 240
Main Authors: Raffo, Julio, Lhuillery, Stéphane, Miotti, Luis
Format: Article
Published: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Jun2008
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          CEPN, Université Paris Nord, Villetaneuse, France
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        Technological innovations
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        Heterogeneity
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